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Noel Gallagher performed the encore to end all encores as his High Flying Birds brought Festival No 6 to a spectacular close.

When the former Oasis frontman said goodnight after performing his classic B side The Masterplan about an hour into his set the sodden thousands who stayed to the bitter of end of a horrible two days of weather chanted for more.

His wry smile as he walked off the main Festival No 6 stage hinted that they might not be disappointed.

He'd played a few classics from his extensive back catalogue with Liam and the boys and the High Flying Birds including; Champagne Supernova, Half a World Away - another gem a B side - and High AKA..What a Life.

But no Wonderwall we'd get that right?

A packed crowd braved the weather to watch Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds bring Festival No 6 to a close (Image: Andrew Whitton)

Well we did, but before that he pulled the most spectacular rabbit out of his hat.

After leaving the crowd on tenterhooks for what seemed like an age he walked back on stage to a deafening roar.

And with that, after a polite goodbye and kiss on the back of the neck for Noel he was gone.

I don't think any of the 10,000 or so could quite believe what they just witnessed.

Floating white balls in homage to The Prisoner released into the crowd (Image: Olivia Williams)

But it didn't end there.

Noel said simply: "Wonderwall - you sing it." And the crowd duly obliged.

He wrapped up with Don't Look Back Anger and as the song came to a close the Festival No 6 organisers released giant white balloons into the crowd in homage to The Prisoner, filmed of course at Portmeirion.

There wasn't a dry eye, a dry anything at that stage as the rain just kept pouring down.